A Blissfield man who pleaded guilty to larceny in a 2011 break-in and theft of an antique Bible from the Palmyra Masonic Temple was handed down a 14-day jail term Friday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.

“I thank the court for its patience and leniency,” said Andrew Jeffery Rothen, 21, before he was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. The felony conviction is to be expunged from his record if he successfully completes the three-year probation program.

“My client does take full responsibility for his own actions,” said public defender Eric Kyser. “This was very much out of character for him.”

Rothen was ordered to share in paying $545 restitution to the Masonic temple with three others convicted in the case. The alleged leader in the incident, Ronald Morton Huskins II, 23, of Palmyra, admitted burning the stolen 1859 Bible.

“The problem in this case is the item that was taken is irreplaceable. There’s no way to make that right,” said Judge Timothy P. Pickard.